Ukip has won the European elections

Labour narrowly beats Tories.

(Photo By Nigel Farage at a pub on May 23, 2014 in Benfleet. Photograph: Getty Images.)

3:38am update: After an interminable wait for the London result, owing to the farcical peformance of Tower Hamlets council (which ended up postponing its count until Tuesday), the final numbers are finally in:

Ukip 27.5 per cent – 24 seats (up 11)

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